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PEN Intl’s 3 year “Make Space” campaign launched 31 May 2017 backed by writers from PEN’s global membership, aims to create opportunities for writers having experienced forced displacement/ living in exile.Through publications, events, advocacy & projects.

Source: TRANSCEND Media Service (TMS)/Solutions Oriented Peace Journalism By: Johan Galtung A key slogan during the student revolt in Paris May 1968, soon 50 years ago, was Imagination au pouvoir! Bring imagination to power! We […]

Read New issue of Armanshahr HR & Civil Society bilingual weekly NEWSLETTER, no. 203 (Year VIII), 30 MAY 2017

Survivors of sexual violence in war zones need to be recognized as legitimate victims of conflict and terrorism, and not blamed, stigmatized or shamed, the United Nations has said in an annual report to be presented to the Security Council.

Source: Council on Foreign Relations by Eben Kaplan Introduction The use of children as soldiers in armed conflict is among the most morally repugnant practices in the world, as illustrated by this Los Angeles Times […]

Source: Human Rights Watch Armed Groups Should Immediately Demobilize Children (Beirut) – Armed groups in Iraq affiliated to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party have recruited boys and girls, Human Rights Watch said today. In two cases […]

Source: Human Rights Watch Child recruitment is losing hearts and minds, and it is costing boys and girls dearly. by Zama Neff “Daoud” said he wanted to fight “for revenge” after the Islamic State of Iraq […]

NEW ISSUE of Armanshahr Human Rights & Civil Society NEWSLETTER issue no. 200 (Year VIII), 29 APRIL 2017

READ the latest issue of Armanshahr/OPEN ASIA bilingual Human Rights and Civil Society weekly newsletter, no 199, Year VIII

Source: Anti War Literary and Philosophical Selections “To those of us who still retain an irreconcilable animus against war….” Whatever sickening justification may be advanced. David Peterson /Chicago, USA Links to hundreds of writings against […]